support their points about the characters and theme with evidence and examples from the story.share their feelings, judgment, opinions, or evaluation based on careful reading of the text.

show that they understand the overall meaning or message of the piece.

show that they understand the main character(s) and the plot of the text.

The writing in Responses to Literature should: This will help students practice meeting deadlines and it will help us move through more of the literature available to us. Chapters will be selected and assignments given with a deadline of the end of the week. Students will have a few novels assigned for outside class reading. Writing assignments will include Responses to Literature journal entries, a Reflective Essay, a Poetry Explication Essay, a Rhetorical Analysis, a Persuasive Research paper, and a final writing project with a Literary Analysis. Grammar instruction will be given through various writing assignments. Vocabulary will include literary terminology as well as general terminology important for high school students to learn. Literary terms and elements of poetry will be discussed throughout this course. Literary study will be infused with historical applications for a better understanding of the social and historical context of the readings.

Prerequisite: Literature and Composition is recommended to be used first.Ĭourse Description: In this honors course, students will receive an overview of American literature from the founding of the nation to contemporary pieces. You can say thank you to her with a gift. You can contact her through the Facebook community group with questions. This course was created by Rebecca Epperly Wire.

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